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Jeff Park Open Space Activists Arrive To Find Cars Parked On Event Site

September 19, 2017

Members of the neighborhood group Jefferson Park Forwardplanned to take over a handful of parking spaces outside the Jefferson Park Transit Center for a picnic spread Friday, employing what group president Ryan Richterdescribed as…

You Can Now Schedule A Ride On Fixed-Route Lyft Shuttles 7 Days In Advance

September 14, 2017

Lyft is now giving rush hour commuters the ability to schedule their Lyft Shuttle rides seven days in advance. Lyft Shuttle was unveiled in March as a rush-hour carpooling option in which…

Get 19 Food And Drink Samples For $10 During North Center's RestauranTour

September 11, 2017

Here’s a great way to get to know North Center — eat and drink your way through the neighborhood during Wednesday’s annual RestauranTour. Each of the 19 participating restaurants and…

2 Bus Stops Removed On Friday To Make More Room For Bikes in Wicker Park

September 8, 2017

Two CTA bus stops have been eliminated and four others moved as part of a Chicago Department of Transportation pilot project that recently added “dashed bike lanes” to a busy stretch of…

New Metra Schedules For Electric, Rock Island Lines Begin Monday

September 6, 2017

New schedules for Metra’s Rock Island and Electriclines will go into effect Monday. The agency announced last month it had finalized its revision of the Electric line’s schedule, making several adjustments in response to…

Chicago's Gas At Its Most Expensive In More Than A Year

September 4, 2017

Gas prices are at their highest prices in more than a year in Chicago. Gas costs an average of $2.71 per gallon in the city as of Friday, according to GasBuddy.com.…

Ride hailing is increasing congestion

August 31, 2017

Recent reports out of San Francisco and New York Cityfind that ride-hailing companies like Lyft and Uber are contributing to increased traffic congestion and could be hurting transit ridership. The San Francisco study found…

Milwaukee Avenue Bicycle Lane Work Set To Start Next Week: City

August 28, 2017

New bicycle lanes are coming to the heart of Wicker Park as part of a pilot program to make Milwaukee Avenue safer for those on two wheels — or two feet —…

Futuristic Washington-Wabash 'L' Stop To Open Aug. 31

August 23, 2017

Downtown commuters can mark their calendars: The new “L” stop under construction on Jewelers Row will open Aug. 31. City Transportation Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld announced the opening date for the…

Uber And Lyft Giving Refunds For Surge Pricing During CTA Stoppage

August 18, 2017

Uber and Lyft have refunded people who had to pay costly surge prices when the Brown, Red and Purple lines were down earlier this week. Uber said it gave refunds to people who “experienced…

Jeff Park Open Space Activists Arrive To Find Cars Parked On Event Site

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